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WAPS - SSgt
Who achieved the first powered, sustained, controlled, heavier-than-air airplane flight in 1903? ANS✔✔ The Wright
Brothers
The Wright Brothers 1903 flyer design was built with a relatively lightweight gasoline engine and revolutionary, highly
efficient propellers. When and where did the aircraft successfully fly four manned missions? ANS✔✔ 17 December 1903
at Kitty Hawk, NC
Who is considered the "father" of flying? ANS✔✔ Orville Wright
He was an *airpower visionary* who called for an air force independent of the US Army. ANS✔✔ Colonel William "Billy"
Mitchell
He became the *youngest captain* ever selected to join the General Staff in 1912. ANS✔✔ William "Billy" Mitchell
He joined the Aviation Section of the Signal Corps in *1915* and *commanded most US air combat units* during much
of *1918*. ANS✔✔ Colonel William "Billy" Mitchell
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He became *Assistant to the Chief of the Air Service* and led *battleship bombing trails* in 1921. ANS✔✔ Colonel
William "Billy" Mitchell
The high point of his military career was likely the sinking of the former German battleship *Ostfriesland* by the 1st
Provisional Air Brigade under his leadership. ANS✔✔ Colonel William "Billy" Mitchell
What lead to Colonel William "Billy" Mitchell eventual court-martial ordered by President Coolidge? ANS✔✔ outspoken
advocacy of a separate air force, critical remarks about the poor quality of the Air Service, and criticism of superiors
He was a *pioneer aviator* and the *first commander* of an American air unit in the field. ANS✔✔ Major General
Benjamin D. "Benny" Foulois
He entered the Aviation Section of the Signal Corps in *1907* and participated in the acceptance tests of the *Army's
first semirigid dirigible* and it's first airplane, a Wright flyer designated Signal Corps No. 1, in 1908 and 1909. ANS✔✔
Major General Benjamin D. "Benny" Foulois
*He* completed the organization of the *Army's first* operational unit, the *1st Aero Squadron*, in 1915. ANS✔✔
Major General Benjamin D. "Benny" Foulois
He *commanded the 1st Aero Squadron* during the *Mexican Punitive Expedition from 1916-1917* (the first
deployment of a US Army air unit to the field). ANS✔✔ Major General Benjamin D. "Benny" Foulois
He played a major role in *planning* and implementing the *$640 million aviation program* started after the US
entered WWI. ANS✔✔ Major General Benjamin D. "Benny" Fuolois
He was promoted to brigadier general and named *Chief of the Air Service for the American Expeditionary Force in
1917*, but was replaced by *General Patrick* six months later. ANS✔✔ Major General Benjamin D. "Benny" Foulois
He became Assistant Chief of the Air Service in 1927 and was promoted to major general and named Chief of the Air
Corps 1931. ANS✔✔ Major General Benjamin D. "Benny" Foulois
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In 1934, whose reputation was damaged when he agreed that the Air Corps could fly the US mail and they later proved
to be ill-equipped. ANS✔✔ Major General Benjamin D. "Benny" Foulois
He commanded the US Army Air Forces during WWII and is generally recognized as the father of the modern USAF.
ANS✔✔ General of the Air Force Henry H. "Hap" Arnold
Under his direction, the US Army Air Forces expanded from 22,000 members and 3,900 aircraft to nearly 2.5 million
members and 75,000 aircraft. ANS✔✔ General of the Air Force Henry H. "Hap" Arnold
His career would then go on to parallel the early development of the US military aviation, spending most of WWI as the
highest-ranking flying officer in Washington, D.C. and winning two Mackay Trophies for making the most meritorious
military flights in 1912 and 1934. ANS✔✔ General of the Air Force Henry H. "Hap" Arnold
Congress appointed him the first and only five-star General of the Air Force in 1949. He was a five-star General of the
Army in 1944. ANS✔✔ General of the Air Force Henry H. "Hap" Arnold
He was the first Chief of Staff of the USAF and was appointed by President Harry S. Truman in 1947. ANS✔✔ General
Carl A. "Tooey" Spaatz
He served in France during WWI and commanded the US Strategic Air Forces in Europe and was tasked with softening up
Hitler's Fortress Europe during WWII. ANS✔✔ General Carl A. "Tooey" Spaatz
He oversaw the final strategic bombing campaign against Japan (including the 1945 atomic attacks against Hiroshima
and Nagasaki) ANS✔✔ General Carl A. "Tooey" Spaatz
He was the founding father of the modern Air Force and commander of the first combat Air Force. ANS✔✔ Lieutenant
General Frank M. Andrews
Lieutenant General Frank M. Andrews assumed command of the newly created General Headquarters Air Force in
ANS✔✔ 1935
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In 1939, Lieutenant General Frank M. Andrews, was named what? ANS✔✔ The Army Assistant Chief of Staff for
Operations and Training
He was named Commanding General, Caribbean Defense Command in 1941, assumed command of US Forces in the
Middle East when America entered WWII and was promoted to lieutenant general. ANS✔✔ Lieutenant General Frank
M. Andrews
He accepted command of US Forces in the European Theater in 1943 and he was one of the most promising Army Air
Forces generals until his career ended prematurely when he died in an aircraft near Iceland in 1943. ANS✔✔ Lieutenant
General Frank M. Andrews
In 1949, Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland was named in his honor ANS✔✔ Lieutenant General Frank M. Andrews
He was a daring and innovative aviator who participated in the Pan-American Goodwill tour of 1926 and 1927. ANS✔✔
General IRA C. Eaker
He flew in the first extended aerial refueling experiment and served in the office of the Chief of the Air Corps during the
1930s. ANS✔✔ General IRA C. Eaker
He accepted command of the 29th Pursuit Group at Hamilton Field, CA in 1940 and took command of the VIII Bomber
Command and was promoted to brigadier general in 1942. ANS✔✔ General IRA C. Eaker
General IRA C. Eaker served as commander of which forces after promotion to lieutenant general in 1943. ANS✔✔
Mediterranean Allied Air Forces
He was Deputy Commander, US Army Air Forces and Chief of the Air Staff after WWII until his retirement in 1947.
ANS✔✔ General IRA C. Eaker
General IRA C. Eaker was promoted to a four-star general by President Reagan in ANS✔✔ 1985
Who convinced Prime Minister Winston Churchill and directed the daylight strategic bombardment campaigns against
the German military and industrial base of Nazi-occupied Europe and Germany? ANS✔✔ General IRA C. Eaker
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